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[Matt H.]

Next, I scanned through today's OLTL. Nothing of interest.

[Matt H.]

Page Six Dance!!!

[Jane]

Many years ago when I was working as a court reporter, the witness was instructed to tell exactly what the defendant said to him. He hesitated. The judge asked what was wrong. He said he didn't want to quote the swear words, because there was a lady in the room. I turned around to see who it was.

ROTFLOL!

[Matt H.]

I scanned ATWT, too, and the boys were on. Noah, in the grips of his lost sight, is being a total butthole (a TOD reference), but Luke is sticking by him. I actually kind of enjoyed today's episode.

[Jane]

Congrats on the presentation DR Ben!

[Matt H.]

After watching all those kinescopes earlier in the week with famous live TV productions, I've been hankering all week to rewatch the Julie Andrews CINDERELLA, so I put that in at the end of the afternoon. I got to the end of "In My Own Little Corner" before I stopped it, but I finish it when I go back down. I'll also watch the making-of documentary that's in the bonus features.

[JoseSPiano]

Oohhh... Today on "Oprah" - "Oprah, Make Over My Man"

[Matt H.]

Well, I must hop off-line now and get some writing done. Then it's back downstairs to finish CINDERELLA before the beginning of tonight's HEAVY prime time TV lineup.

WBBL.

[JoseSPiano]

This just in from Carlton Cuse, an executive producer of "Lost", via Twitter:

@CarltonCuse LOST will premiere Tuesday, February 2 at 9PM.

*And I love the comment from the NY Times' blurb: "Remind us, who the heck was Jacob again?"

[Edisaurus]

Whew...home from Savannah. DR Jose, the place you mentioned was a mere block from my hotel but I left before they opened so I'm sorry I can't enable you this time around. But since I'd forgotten how wonderful Savannah is, and since my DH got booked in oregon at the last minute, I hope to return again with him and spend a few days there. It's SO beautiful!

In the poetic justice department: the square where the statue sits had contained a parking deck, which was built in the 60's and was the galvanizing incident that kicked off Savanah's historic preservation movement. Now that they've wised up (unlike many other cities!) they have torn down the deck and are making it back to a square which will be a small scale music performance venue. Johnny would have hated having a square destroyed for a parking deck, so he would approve!

[Edisaurus]

Happy Birthday DR Jason, whom I hope to meet one day!

[Edisaurus]

Remember the halcyon days of lifting up the tone arm and trying to place it back on the LP in the approximate correct place?

Yes.

[George]

Just a note of warning for those who may buy or rent the FIGHT CLUB Blu-ray. David FIncher planted a "gotcha" on the disc after it loads. You first get the menu for NEVER BEEN KISSED with Drew Barrymore's picture and romantic music on the track making the user think he got the wrong disc. Then, it flickers away and the REAL menu for FIGHT CLUB takes over.

Good thing our library system hasn't started buying Blu-Ray discs...our patrons would freak and send them back in as defective!

[Edisaurus]

I awoke to the fire alarm going off in the hotel and 3 firetrucks outside my window. Turned out to be a false alarm.
I looked at my hotel bill and they have charged me for 11 drinks from the minibar. I only opened it once to put in my leftover yogurt. Grrrr...this is a fancy hotel and I would normally never stay in one this expensive, much less raid the minibar! Hope they believe me...

Apparently as soon as you open the minibar it detects a change in the weight of the contents, but not the fact that I was "adding to". They took them all off, no problem. They were a very nice hotel and accomodated the Mercer group beautifully. Every night we'd come back to find a special shortbread cookie decorated with something related to the events of the day and other little treats. I could look out my window and see Johnny's statue.

Hotels seem to be notorious for charging for the minibar, used or not.  There should not be any trouble getting it removed from your bill.  Their problem will figuring out which room should have been charged.  I suggest hanging onto the corrected bill for a week, just to make sure you aren't charged again.

[bk]

Picked up the package that had actually been sitting there since Monday and spoke to the manager, who assured me it would not happen again.  I've packed up a few orders, done some writing, and will start on the liner notes in about an hour or two.

[George]

FRAK!

[George]

...a "Battlestar Galactica" reference.

[Edisaurus]

We move to Page 2

Thank you for the links, Ben! I tried to get the audio download program working but was too braindead to figure it out.

[George]

DR MBarnum - "Breakfast" now. "Beefcake" later. I hope.

And that is the way it should be, of course.

What...not "Breakfast with Beefcake"??

[George]

Of course, the downside to last night's theater outing with my family was having to miss GLEE.  Are those episodes available online?

The entire first 13-epiodes of the season will be coming out on DVD in December.

I'll be getting that.

[Ginny]

Another arts organization succumbs:

Catalyst Theater

[Jane]

I awoke to the fire alarm going off in the hotel and 3 firetrucks outside my window. Turned out to be a false alarm.
I looked at my hotel bill and they have charged me for 11 drinks from the minibar. I only opened it once to put in my leftover yogurt. Grrrr...this is a fancy hotel and I would normally never stay in one this expensive, much less raid the minibar! Hope they believe me...

Apparently as soon as you open the minibar it detects a change in the weight of the contents, but not the fact that I was "adding to". They took them all off, no problem. They were a very nice hotel and accomodated the Mercer group beautifully. Every night we'd come back to find a special shortbread cookie decorated with something related to the events of the day and other little treats. I could look out my window and see Johnny's statue.

Hotels seem to be notorious for charging for the minibar, used or not.  There should not be any trouble getting it removed from your bill.  Their problem will figuring out which room should have been charged.  I suggest hanging onto the corrected bill for a week, just to make sure you aren't charged again.

It has been awhile since I've had a hotel charge for opening the refrigerate, even then it was a flat rate for opening it.  I've always gotten the charges removed without a problem.  Sometimes the charge isn't on the bill at checkout & pops on our credit card after we return home.  Then I call & they remove the charge. 

[MBarnum]

DR MBarnum - "Breakfast" now. "Beefcake" later. I hope.

And that is the way it should be, of course.

What...not "Breakfast with Beefcake"??

Not good for the digestion.

[JoseSPiano]

Next time, DR edisaurus.  Next time.

[Ben]

We move to Page 2

Thank you for the links, Ben! I tried to get the audio download program working but was too braindead to figure it out.

I've downloaded them Amy so if you want I can burn them to a disc for you, although I can't seem to get the Good Companions to work so I just have the Barry Manilow program and the long Friday Night is Music Night program. I'm recording the Clark Peters program right now. The other Barry Manilow program listed at the download site is not a Johnny Mercer program, it's just Barry Manilow at Proms in the Park 2009.

[JoseSPiano]

I awoke to the fire alarm going off in the hotel and 3 firetrucks outside my window. Turned out to be a false alarm.
I looked at my hotel bill and they have charged me for 11 drinks from the minibar. I only opened it once to put in my leftover yogurt. Grrrr...this is a fancy hotel and I would normally never stay in one this expensive, much less raid the minibar! Hope they believe me...

Apparently as soon as you open the minibar it detects a change in the weight of the contents, but not the fact that I was "adding to". They took them all off, no problem. They were a very nice hotel and accomodated the Mercer group beautifully. Every night we'd come back to find a special shortbread cookie decorated with something related to the events of the day and other little treats. I could look out my window and see Johnny's statue.

Hotels seem to be notorious for charging for the minibar, used or not.  There should not be any trouble getting it removed from your bill.  Their problem will figuring out which room should have been charged.  I suggest hanging onto the corrected bill for a week, just to make sure you aren't charged again.

Some of the hotels here in NYC - and elsewhere - have the mini-bar fridges rigged so that once you take an item out of the mini-bar, it's automatically added to your bill.  No questions asked. No questions to be asked.  -There are BIG WARNINGS on the mini-bars.  They're also designed so that you cannot place any additional items in them.  This way the hotel can "make" you rent a mini-fridge from them for the duration of your stay should you require some fridge space.

I'm just glad that most places don't give you the key to the mini-bar automatically now.  That makes it so much easier to contest any unauthorized charges.  Although, I know the Kimpton line of boutique hotels have mini-bar "trays" filled with snacks and other goodies* which sit right next to the TV.  Too tempting.  And kinda smart.  -They also have fridges stocked with liquid refreshment.  *They also include things like Joy Buzzers and Whoopee Cushions in them.

[JoseSPiano]

DR MBarnum - "Breakfast" now. "Beefcake" later. I hope.

And that is the way it should be, of course.

What...not "Breakfast with Beefcake"??

That was last week.

[JoseSPiano]

DR MBarnum - "Breakfast" now. "Beefcake" later. I hope.

And that is the way it should be, of course.

What...not "Breakfast with Beefcake"??

Not good for the digestion.

Speak for yourself, DR MBarnum.

-Like you'd ever turn down such an opportunity.

[Jane]

I awoke to the fire alarm going off in the hotel and 3 firetrucks outside my window. Turned out to be a false alarm.
I looked at my hotel bill and they have charged me for 11 drinks from the minibar. I only opened it once to put in my leftover yogurt. Grrrr...this is a fancy hotel and I would normally never stay in one this expensive, much less raid the minibar! Hope they believe me...

Apparently as soon as you open the minibar it detects a change in the weight of the contents, but not the fact that I was "adding to". They took them all off, no problem. They were a very nice hotel and accomodated the Mercer group beautifully. Every night we'd come back to find a special shortbread cookie decorated with something related to the events of the day and other little treats. I could look out my window and see Johnny's statue.

Hotels seem to be notorious for charging for the minibar, used or not.  There should not be any trouble getting it removed from your bill.  Their problem will figuring out which room should have been charged.  I suggest hanging onto the corrected bill for a week, just to make sure you aren't charged again.

Some of the hotels here in NYC - and elsewhere - have the mini-bar fridges rigged so that once you take an item out of the mini-bar, it's automatically added to your bill.  No questions asked. No questions to be asked.  -There are BIG WARNINGS on the mini-bars.  They're also designed so that you cannot place any additional items in them.  This way the hotel can "make" you rent a mini-fridge from them for the duration of your stay should you require some fridge space.

I'm just glad that most places don't give you the key to the mini-bar automatically now.  That makes it so much easier to contest any unauthorized charges.  Although, I know the Kimpton line of boutique hotels have mini-bar "trays" filled with snacks and other goodies* which sit right next to the TV.  Too tempting.  And kinda smart.  -They also have fridges stocked with liquid refreshment.  *They also include things like Joy Buzzers and Whoopee Cushions in them.

Kimpton does not charge for using the frig, in fact for no charge at all you can request an extra refrigerator.  At least that has been our experience so far.  Now returning "Kimpton" member guests receive a credit toward the bar items.  They also do not charge a pet fee & are extremely dog friendly  

[Jane]

DR MBarnum, yesterday someone was telling me there is a wonderful Vietnamese restaurant in Salem.  I expect you have eaten there, whatever it is called.